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J. BENNOR.

CHECK REGISTER.

Patented May 16, 1882;

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J. BENNOR.

GHEGKREGISTER.

No; 258,008. Patented May 16, .1882.

INVENTOR,

PEIERS. Pholn-Lithngnphar, Washington, uc.

WITNESSES:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH BENNOR, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONF HALF TOHENRY LOTH, OF SAME PLACE.

CHECK-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,003, dated May 16,1882,

Application filed August 16, 1881.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOsEPH BENNoR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCheck-Registers and I do hereby declare the following to be afull,clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification, inwhich- Figure l is'a front elevation of my improvements. Fig. 2 is atransverse vertical section of the same. Fig. 3 is an elevation, partlyin r 5 section,of a modification of m yinvention; Fig. 4, a transversevertical section of the same. Figs. 5 and 6 are detail sections, andFig. 7 is a detail section of a modified form of construction of theregister.

My improvements relate to check-holding receptacles, and have for theirprincipal object to provide means for automatically registering on thecheck-receptacle the withdrawal of checks therefrom.

My invention consists primarily in the combination, with a checkreceptacle or holder having a register on its face, of an indicatorcarried on the checks within and moving responsively to the withdrawalof the same, 0 whereby the number of checks taken from the receptacle(or an amount correspondingin value to said checks) will beautomatically noted on said register.

My improvements further consist in the pe 3 5 euliar construction andcombination of parts hereinafter fully set forth.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows acheck case orcabinet having several similar receptacles, AB C D,for checks ofdifi'erent values-for example, 5, 10, 15, and 20 cent checks. Eachreceptacle consists of a hollow column or tube, or ofachannel producedby partitions projected from the back of the case or cabinet.

E represents a glass door, which, with the frame-piece E, to which it ishinged at c 6, constitutes the front of the cabinet. On this door are aseries of registers,shown by the columns of figures in Fig. 1. Saidregisters may consist of paper strips duly numbered and pasted (No modcl.)

on the inside of the glass door in line with the check-receptacles, orthey maybe constructed and applied in any other suitable manner. Iprefer, however, to employ strips of brass, which will serve as guidesfor the followers, hereinafter described.

F F F F represent levers which form the bottoms of the check-receptaclesand themeans for ej ecting the cheeks singly therefrom. Said levers areeach of the peculiar form plainly shown in Fig. 2,having eachahandle,f,shoulders j" f f being each pivoted at and provided with aretracting-spring, f Normally these levers stand as shown in full linesin Fig. 2. To withdraw a check. the handle is depressed into theposition shown in dottedlines in said figure. This moves theshoulderfaway from the opening 6 and causes the shoulder f? to eject the lowestcheck in the pile through said opening. On letting go of the handle thespringf restores the lever to its normal position, ready for theejection of another ch eck. ()n the top of the pile of checks (shown atw) is carried a follower, G, which may be a cylindrical block, orasuitable device of equivalent purpose. On said follower are carriedprojecting arms, or fingers, g g, which form an indicator for theregister. These arms or fingers g g pass on either side of the edge ofthe register or scale strip which is afiixed to the inside ofthe door E,and are thus guided by the latter, thereby preventing the follower fromturning around in the tube, and thus keeping the pawl hereinafterdescribed in alignment with the rack with which it engages. As the pileof checks diminishes or decreasesiu height bythe withdrawal from thebottom the follower descends and the indicator notes on the register thevalue of the checks so withdrawn. Thus by merely looking at the registerthe value of the checks withdrawn from the receptacles may beascertained without counting said checks.

To prevent checks from being reinsertedinto their receptacles throughthe openings 0 for fraudulent purposes, the followers Gr may be providedwith weighted pawls H, (shown in Fig. 5,) .which engage with racks hinthe backs or sides of thereeeptacles. These will prevent the piles ofchecks from bein glifted from below.

Instead of having the ejecting-lever at the bottom of thecheck-receptacles and causing the checks to descend thereto by gravity,said lever may be placed at the top, with the follower andindicatoratthebottom, and a weight and pulley provided to raise the pile, as shownplainly in Fig. 7.

To fill the receptacles with checks the door E (which at all other timesis kept closed and locked) is unlocked and opened by turning down on itshinges. As this door forms the front side of thereeeptacles, when itisopened the way is clear for the insertion of the checks.

Instead of arranging the checks in vertical columns, they may be placedin annular receptacles, as shown in Fig. 3, a detail section of the samefigure being shown in Fig. 4. K in said figure represents the annularreceptacle, surrounding which is a register, L. M is. a followereonsistingof an arm fastened to a hub, N, and having a head,m,whichiskept in confact with the pile of checks by a spring, a on the hub N. Ois an index-finger secured to the same hub N and moving over theregister L accordingly as the checks are ejected from the receptacle Kby the ejecting-lever I.

Though the specific construction of the modification just described isdifferent from that of the device shown in Fig. 1, the principle of theinvention is the same in both cases, namely, the diminution of the pileof checks producing an automatic registration, showing the value of thechecks withdrawn.

It will be noted that there are no means provided for releasing thefollower-pawl while said pawl remains in the check-tube and the door Eis closed. This is necessary to carry into effect the purpose of saidpawl. If it could be released while in the tube and the door shut, itspurpose might beirustrated. Accordingly,

to release the pawl the front door must first be opened. The followermay then be withdrawn laterally from the tube through the open front ofthe latter and reinserted at the top of the tube; or, with the frontdoor open, access may be had to the pawl to release it by the fingers,or with a suitable tool. *ith the front door closed no such access canbe had, and tampering with the follower and reinsertion of checks isthus prevented.

I am aware that it has hitherto been proposed to effect a registrationof checks withdrawn by causing the lever which ejects the checks toactuate a registering mechanism;

but in this case the register may be worked L without any checks in thereceptacle by movin g the lever. In my case, however, the register iscontrolled by the checks, and moves only in response to theirwithdrawal.

\Vhat I claim as myinvention is as follows:

1. In a check holder or receptacle, afollower, G, with pawl and rack,substantially as shown, for preventing the fraudulent insertion ofchecks through the ejection opening, as set forth.

2. The combination, in a check-register having a check tube or holderwith slotted or open front and a door which, when closed, forms a frontto said tube, of a register strip or gage affixed to the inside of saiddoor, and a follower located in said tube and having arms which embracethe edge of said strip, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this29th day of July, 1881.

JOSEPH BENNOR.

Witnesses:

E. D. MOLAUGHLIN, S. J. VAN STAVOREN.

